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Trivia: Musical Terms
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1. The principal note of a triad.
Rigaudon
Slur
Song cycle
Root
2. Passage for the entire ensemble or orchestra without a soloist.
Recapitulation
Classicism
Hymn
Tutti
3. A direction to play expressively.
Unison
Espressivo
Cadenza
Intermezzo
4. The interval between two notes. Two whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.
Accelerando
Scordatura
Fourth
Cantata
5. A separate section of a larger composition.
Harmony
Tritone
Movement
Romantic
6. A curve over notes to indicate that a phrase is to be played legato.
Consonance
Clef
Adagio
Slur
7. Closing section of a movement.
Monotone
Coda
Septet
Rubato
8. A quick 20th century dance written in double time.
Courante
Renaissance
Intonation
Rigaudon
9. Music that is easy to listen to and understand.
Operetta
Cadence
Rubato
Accessible
10. A composition whose style is simple and idyllic; suggestive of rural scenes.
Intermezzo
Pastoral
Trio
Encore
11. A harmonic given off by a note when it is played.
Partial
Clavier
Intermezzo
Concert master
12. A group singing in unison.
Tempo
Galliard
Renaissance
Chorus
13. Direction to performer to play a composition in a brisk - lively - and spirited manner.
Recapitulation
Tutti
Sharp
Vivace
14. A style of male singing where by partial use of the vocal chords - the voice is able to reach the pitch of a female.
Quintet
Monotone
Oratorio
Falsetto
15. Repetition of a single tone.
Chamber music
Monotone
Hymn
Operetta
16. A loose collection of instrumental compositions.
Introduction
Twelve-tone music
Suite
Gavotte
17. The technique of altering the tone color of a single note or musical line by changing from one instrument to another in the middle of a note or line.
Song cycle
Klangfarbenmelodie
Quintet
Recapitulation
18. Two or three melodic lines played at the same time.
Tablature
Counterpoint
Cadenza
Dynamics
19. A successive transposition and repetition of a phrase at different pitches.
Sequence
Intermezzo
EnharmonicInterval
Accessible
20. Dull - monotonous tone such as a humming or buzzing sound. Also a bass note held under a melody.
Coda
Drone
Elegy
Glee
21. The first violin in an orchestra.
Tone less
Concert master
Classical
Fugue
22. Written for 2 to 10 solo parts featuring one instrument to a part. Each part bears the same importance.
Sonata
Baroque
Chamber music
Minuet
23. A composition written for three to six voices. Beginning with the exposition - each voice enters at different times - creating counterpoint with one another.
Cadenza
Timbre
Fugue
Beat
24. The movement of chords in succession.
Progression
Recapitulation
Tonal
Orchestration
25. System of notes or tones based on and named after the key note.
Key
Madrigal
Reed
Staccato
26. A piece of music written for two vocalists or instrumentalists.
Duet
Unison
Vibrato
Waltz
27. A musical composition that has a romantic or dreamy character with nocturnal associations.
Contralto
Obbligato
Energico
Nocturne
28. A portion of the range of the instrument or voice.
Register
Cavatina
Legato
Musicology
29. A sequence of songs - perhaps on a single theme - or with texts by one poet - or having continuos narrative.
Song cycle
Hymn
Key
Interval
30. Two or three melodic lines played at the same time.
Grave
Opus
Octet
Counterpoint
31. Music composed such that each note is used the same number of times.
Voice
Slide
Resonance
Twelve-tone music
32. A repeated phrase.
Nonet
Slide
Ostinato
Leading note
33. Curved line connecting notes to be sung or played as a phrase.
Impromptu
Ligature
Harmony
Scordatura
34. Movement or passage that concludes the musical composition.
Duet
Chord progression
Finale
Clavier
35. Tones used to embellish the principal melodic tone.
Voice
Deceptive cadence
Consonance
Ornaments
36. A whole note is equal to 2 half notes - 4 quarter notes - 8 eighth notes - etc.
Neoclassical
Whole note
Rondo
Scale
37. A glissando or portamento. Also refers to the moving part of a trombone.
Legato
Slide
Song cycle
Requiem
38. A short piano piece - often improvisational and intimate in character.
Impromptu
Consonance
Slide
Polyphony
39. The range of an instrumental or a vocal part.
Rubato
Intermezzo
Waltz
Tessitura
40. The retuning of a stringed instrument in order to play notes below the ordinary range of the instrument or to produce an usual tone color.
Cantata
Falsetto
Whole note
Scordatura
41. A short piece originally preceded by a more substantial work - also an orchestral introduction to opera - however not lengthy enough to be considered an overture.
Sonata form
Energico
EnharmonicInterval
Prelude
42. The raising and lowering a pitch of an instrument to produce the correct tone of a note.
Tuning
Staff
Tonal
Classical
43. Introduction to an opera or other large musical work.
Overture
Accessible
Sonata
Concerto
44. Music that is easy to listen to and understand.
Tessitura
Accessible
Nonet
Quintet
45. Arranging a piece of music for an orchestra. Also - the study of music.
Chorus
Intermezzo
Motif
Orchestration
46. The range of an instrumental or a vocal part.
Stretto
Tessitura
Energico
Pastoral
47. A composition written for eight instruments.
Stretto
Octet
Hymn
Grandioso
48. A group singing in unison.
Tessitura
Overture
Chorus
Grandioso
49. A melodic or - sometimes a harmonic idea presented in a musical form.
Theme
Classicism
Suite
Encore
50. One of two or more parts in polyphonic music. Voice refers to instrumental parts as well as the singing voice.
Galliard
Fermata
Voice
Obbligato